Vehicle wheel brake



Oct. 7, 1952 E. E. HOOD 2,612,968

VEHICLE WHEEL BRAKE Filed Aug. 21. 1950 1816 35 18 i1 33 :17 4 l 4 a1 I :1 is: 3 U ==E 1 i5 52 2a 2 a 3% 6 n 4 Z a 3 35 3 5 .9 g J E IN V EN TOR.

WITNESS Patented Oct. 7, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE E. Elliott Hood, Elmira, N. Y., assignor to Bendix Aviation Corporation, a corporation of Dela Application AugustZl, 1950, Serial No. 180,615

The present invention relates to a'vehicle wheel brake; and more particularly to a highuni-t -pressure type of disc brake particularly adapted for the front wheels of vehicles and the like.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel disc brake for velocip'ede's which is efllcient and reliable in operation, and simple and economical in construction. i

It is another object to provide such a device including a pair of brake pads which are applied to opposite sides of a brake disc by a operated screw-jack mechanism.

It is another object to provide'such adevice incorporating provisions for anchoring the brake mechanism to, the frame of the vehicle while insuring equalization of the braking pressure on the opposite sides of thebrake disc.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawingin which: i Fig, 1 is a side elevation of a preferred embodiment of the invention as applied to the front wheel of a velocipede; 1

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially onthe 1 line 2-4 of Fig. 1.. i i I i "In Fig. 2 of the drawing there. is illustarted a portion of a bicycle wheel having a huh I which is. rotatably mounted on an axle 2 by meansof anti-friction bearings-3 and 4. The axle 2 is fixedly mounted in a frame member of the vehicle such as the front fork of a bicycle, :thetines of which are shown at 5 and 6. i

A brake disc I is rigidly mounted on one end of the hub I as shown at 8, and a supporting bracket member 9 is fixedly mounted on the axle Zadjacent the bearing 3, and connected to the frame member 5 by means of a Mashaped clip-H as best shown in Fig. 1.

A bearing and coupling member I2 is fixedly mounted in the bracket 9 in any suitable manner,

and a brake actuating shaft I3 is slidably journalled in the bearing member 12 and is provided with an enlarged threaded portion l4 adjacent one end forming a thrust shoulder l5 at the point of enlargement. I

A nut U5 is threaded on the end of the shaft [3 and has fixed thereon in any suitable manner a pad I! of friction brake material located adjacent v olaims. (01. 188--26) manually Cup member [8 isprovided at its open end with lugs 22 arranged to engage similar lugs 23 on the coupling member l2 so as to non-'rotatably connect these members while permitting longitudinal movement of the cup member.

A thrust bearing between said cup member and the actuating shaft I3 is provided in the form of a thrust ring 24 located on shaft [3 and seated against the shoulder 15 thereon, and a lock ring ZSseated-in a groove in the interior of the cup member I8. Said lo'ck ring is yieldingly held in bearing engagement with the ring 24 by means of acompression spring 26 which bears atonerend against the lock ring and at its other. end against the bearing member It on which it is seated. A dust cap 21 is preferably arranged to surround the coupling between the cup member l8 and bearing member {2, in order to exclude dust therefrom. i

Cup member I8 is provided with a slotted open+ ing 28 through which the brake disc 1 extends so the outer'portion of the brake .disc is located between the brake pads I! and 2|.

Manually operable means for rotating the shaft. 13 is provided in the form of a lever "29 (Fig-T11) rigidly mounted on the endof said shaft, and: a Bowden wire 3| coupled to the end of lever- 29 as shown at 32 and traversing a flexible sleeve 33 which extends to a suitable operating-mechanism not illustrated, located convenientlyto the operator. i i

Means for limiting movement of the shaft [3 to the left in Fig. 2 is provided in the. form of a thrust ring 34 located between the lever .28 and the adjacent shoulder 35 of bearing member I2 the lever being normally held against said thrust ring by the expansive force. of the compression spring 26 as transmitted through the lock-ring 25 and thrust bearing 24. i

The partsi are so dimensioned and adjusted that when idle they occupy the position shown in Fig. 2 Withthe brake pads l1, .2 I spacedslightly from the sides of the brake disc 1. Whentit is desired to apply the brakeytheioperator applies tension to. the Bowden wiretl; thus moving the shaft I3 in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 1. i

Rotation of the nut l6 isrprevented by its splined connection with the cup 18, which latter contact with the brake disc I. The reaction of this screw-jack action is transmitted from the v screw shaft 13 through the thrust ring 24 to the cup member 18, causing it to move to the right in Fig. 2 against the pressure of spring 26 until the brake pad 2| is also brought into engagement with the surface of brake disc 1, this longitudinal movement being permitted by the slidable coupling connection 22, 23 between the cup and the bearing member I2. Further rotation of shaft [3 by the operator causes the brake pads ll, 2| to be pressed against the opposite sides of the disc I so as to retard rotation of said disc and wheel hub I to the desired degree, the pressure of the brake pads on the disc being substantially equalized by the floating connection of the movable parts with respect to the fixed bearin: member 12. When the operator releases the Bowden wire 3|, the parts are returned to their idle positions, as determined by engagement of the nut 16 against the thrust ring 24, and engagement of the lever 29 against the thrust washer 34.

Although but one embodiment-of the invention has been shown and described in detail, it will be understood that changes may be made in the precise construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. In combination with a vehicle wheel having a hub, an axle, and. a frame member affixed to the axle, a brake "disc mounted on said hub to rotate therewith, a brake support fixed to the axle and frame member, a bearing fixedly mounted in the support, a shaft journalled in the bearing having a threaded portion; a nut threaded on said shaft, a brake pad fixed to the nut and movable thereby intoand out of engagement with the brake disc, a cup member slidably but nonrotatably connected to the support and having a splined connection with the nut, said cup member having a lateral opening into which the brake disc projects, a second brake pad in the bottom of the cup in position to engage the brake disc, a thrust bearing between the screw shaft and cup, and means for rotating said shaft;

2; A vehicle brake as set forth in claim 1 in which said thrust bearing limits the longitudinal movement of the nut in the cup member and thus forms arr-abutment which limits the separation of the brake pads from the brake disc.

'3, In a vehicle brake mechanism, a brake disc rotatable with the vehicle wheel, a support fixed to. the vehicle frame, a bearing and coupling member fixedly mounted in said support, an actuating shaft slidably journalled in the bearing having an enlargedscrew-threaded portion at one end, a nut having a bfrake pad threaded on the shaft, a tubularmember closed at one end splined on the nut and slidably coupled at its other end to said bearing and coupling member; a second brake pad in the closed end of the tubular member spaced from the first brakepad, said tubular member having aj'slotjin its side through which the brake disc projects between th brake pads, a thrust bearing connecting the tubular member and actuating shaft, and means for rotating said shaft.

4. Vehicle brake mechanism as set forth in claim 3 in which said thrust bearing comprises a ring member seated on the actuating shaft and bearing against the end of the threaded portion thereof and a lock ring seated in the interior of the tubular member, and a compression spring located between said lock ring and ,the'coupling member.

5. Vehicle brake mechanism as set forth in claim 4 including further, means for limiting sliding movement of the shaft in the bearing and coupling member toward the brake disc under the influence of said compression spring.

6. In combination with a vehicle wheel having a hub, an axle, and a frame member affixed to the axle, a brake disc mounted on said hub to rotate therewith, a brake support fixed to the axle and frame member, a bearing fixedly mounted in the support, a shaft journaled in the bearing having a threaded portion, a nut threaded on said shaft, a brake pad fixed to the nut and movable thereby into and out of engagement with the brake disc, a cup member having a splined connection with the nut and having a lateral opening into which the brake disc projects, a second brake pad in the bottom of the cup in position to-engage the brake disc, a thrust bearing between the screw shaft and cup, and means for rotating said shaft, the cup member being slidably but non-rotatably connected to the support; and including yielding means urging the cup in the direction to separate its brake padfrom the brake disc.

7. In combination with a vehicle Wheel having a hub, an axle, and a frame member affixed to the axle, a brake disc mounted on said hub to rotate therewith, a brake support fixed to the axle and frame member, a bearing fixedly mounted in the support, a shaft journaled in the bearing having a threaded portion, a nut threaded on said shaft, a brake pad fixed to the nut and movable thereby into and out of engagement'with the brake disc, a cup member having a splined .connection with the nutand having a lateral opening into which the brake disc projects, a second brake pad in the bottom of the cup in position to engage the brake disc, a thrust bearing between the screw shaft and cup, and means for rotating said shaft; the cup member being slidably journaled on the nut, and the screw shaft being free for limited longitudinal movement in the support bearing.

E. ELLIOTT HOOD.

REFERENCES CITED The followingreferences are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,189,355 Ellett July 4, 1916 2,013,492 GOrton Septp3, 1935 2,485,086 Cagle Oct. 18, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number v Country Date 898,474 France Apr. 24,1945 

